BROCKTON – A spike in violence in Brockton this week left two men dead – one shot to death, another stabbed to death – plus another man shot and a woman robbed at gunpoint in a drug deal gone bad. The week came to a bloody end on Friday, when a man was found stabbed to death on Green Street, and another man was shot and killed inside The Lit bar on Ames Street.

With the surge in crime, police chief Robert Hayden said they are going to step up their efforts to combat the violence:

An unidentified man was found with multiple stab wounds on a Green Street doorstep Friday morning. A woman who was leaving for work found the man lying in a puddle of his own blood on the front steps of a house at 56 Green St. about 5 a.m. He was taken to a Brockton hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Law enforcement officials made a quick arrest in the stabbing.

At about 2 p.m., Friday, state troopers and U.S. marshals arrested Terrance Terrell Richardson, 19, at his home at 129 Frankton Ave. and charged him with ,one count of murder and one count of armed robbery.

Richardson will be arraigned at 9 a.m. Monday in Brockton District Court.

Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz credited the efforts of police for the speedy arrest.

“This quick arrest in the wake of this morning’s murder is the result of good police work by the detectives involved in this case,” he said.

At 12:28 p.m., Friday, police received a call that a man had been shot inside The Lit bar on Ames Street.

Police said a man came in through the back door and shot the victim twice in the chest while he was sitting at the bar. The shooter then fled.

The victim, identified as Elson G. Miranda, 21, of Brockton, was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

On Monday, a 26-year-old Brockton man was smoking a cigarette outside a house on North Warren Avenue about 6:30 p.m. when he was approached by three men and shot once in the chest. The man was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover from his wounds, police said.

Four people were arrested Thursday by Brockton and state police in connection with Monday’s shooting.

A gun, ammunition and clothes believed to be worn during the shooting were recovered.

Abriel Martinez, 20, of Brockton, was charged with shooting the man.

On Tuesday, a fight broke out on Westland Street and at least 10 shots were fired. There were no injuries in the shooting and no arrests were made.

Page 2 of 2 - On Wednesday, two men were arrested after police said they robbed a woman at gunpoint at a CVS on Centre Street.

Police said the woman was robbed of $4,000 when she went to meet the men to buy prescription pills.

Hayden said, with the warmer weather, a spike in crime and violence is something to be expected.

“We expect that when it gets hot out that there are going to be a lot of people that haven’t gotten the message yet, and they’re going to try to go back to their abhorrent ways of behavior,” he said Friday outside The Lit bar shooting scene.

To deal with the increase in crime, Hayden said the Police Department will have extra men on duty and will work closely with other law enforcement agencies.

“We have extra men on the street, we have extra men from the state police, Sheriff’s Department and Secret Service. We expect it, but we’re on top of it. We’re going to have a good solid response to it,” Hayden said.

He also said the department would be introducing a new motorcycle unit, which is expected to roll out within the next two weeks.

The department is leasing eight motorcycles from a dealer in New Hampshire and four of the bikes should arrive as early as next week.

“Detectives are interviewing people, looking at tapes of all of the incidents that happened. I think we should be very proud of how quickly there are arrests made after these things,” Hayden said.

Hayden said Brockton and state police are investigating all of the week’s incidents for possible connections.

Brockton Mayor Bill Carpenter visited the scene of the murder on Green Street Friday morning. He said the police have stepped up their efforts and is happy with what he has seen from Hayden since he took over the department in January.

“A lot of that activity is proactive on their part. They aren’t just waiting for the 911 calls. They’re out there looking for stuff,” Carpenter said.